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11/1612689 01:57 9197153060 NCDENR PAGE 62/14 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission U Gordon Myers, Executive Director MEMORANDUM TO: Melba McGee, Environmental Coordinator Office of Logislativc and itltMgovernmental Affairs FROM: Shari L. Bryant, Piedmont Region Coordinator Habitat Conservation Program DATE: 22 October 2009 SUBJECT: Eanvirtmmontal Assessment for Orange County Tran3her Station — Paydarfar Sitc, Orange County, North Carolina, DENR Project No. 10 -0 124. Biologists with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have roviowad the subject doeutnetit and we am > atxtfliar v*b the habitat values of the area. Our comments are provided in accordance with provisions of the Fiab and Wildlife Coordination Act (48 Stat. 401, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), and North Carolina General Sttrtutes (G.S. 113.131 of seq.). Orange County proposes to construct a transfIer station on a 10 scro site. The proposed project includes eoutstmction of tat enelapa&metal building, equipment storage area, parking spaces, and ,roads. The facility will accept only solid waste generated by households, institutions, commercial and some industrial bttsinesse s. The purpose of the project is to provide a facility to collect the County's solid waste. The waste will be transported to a landfill facility outside of the County. The site drains to Old Field Creek, a tributary to New Hoot Ctrrok in the B.E. Jordan Reservoir watershed of the Cape Fear River-basin. Thera are records for the federal species of ooneem and state endangered brook floater (Alaamidonla vari'coso) and Carolina creokshcll (Vitllaea vautghantana); the :state threatened creeper (Stmphitus lmdalOW); the slate spacial eone to notched rainbow (Villosa considers); and the state significantly rare chameleon lampmtrssel (Lampsikir sp.) and Eastern cteekshell (Villosu delumbis) in Now Hope: Ctook. B.B. Jordan Resarvoir supports a diverse fishery including largemouth bays (Micmpterus salrnoldes), crappie (POMOXIs spp.), sunt'ish (Lepomix spp.), catfish (ICrerlyrw,a Opp) and striped bass (Morons sans dhr). In addition, theca are two Significant Natural Heritage Areas located near the proposed p mject site — Blackwood Mountain and Henry J. Ooisting N*WW Am. The applicant indicates there are no streams, wetlands, or 100 -year floodplains on the site. A stormwater management plan will be developed for construction end operation of the facility. The wash - down systems will be designed to contain and store all wash wagers resulting from station operation. Wastowatar will be recycled on site and'the residue hauled off -sift for disposal. No wash -down wager will be discharged on site. No long term storage of waste or other materials is proposed. Mailing Address: Division of inland Fisheries - 1721 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699_1721 Telephone: (919) 707 -0220 - Fax: (919) 707 -0028